Most thermoforming companies recycle their scrap and waste plastic, either by compressing in a baling machine or by feeding into a granulator ( grinder ) and producing ground flake, for sale to reprocessing companies or re-use in their own facility.
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Continued processing with a granulator or cracker mill, possibly with the aid of cryogenics or by mechanical means, reduces the size of the screen, the size based on a dimension ( 1 / 4 inch ) or " mesh " ( holes per inch : 10, 20, etc . ).
